Seacoast roundup: Hultin wins it for STA with walk-off hit

Thursday

May 11, 2017 at 10:46 PMMay 11, 2017 at 11:33 PM

Staff reports

DOVER — Stan Hultin lined a one-out, bases-loaded single up the middle to score two runs and the St. Thomas Aquinas High School baseball team came from behind to beat Kennett in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, 3-2.

Eric Lane (pinch-runner), Brock Crowley (walk) and Will MacLean (single) were on base when Hultin stroked his walk-off hit to secure the Division II win for the Saints (5-3).

Ben Coate earned the win in relief, going two innings. he allowed three hits and one unearned run.

Freshman Nick Guerin started and went six innings. He gave up one earned run on four hits and whiffed four.

MacLean had three hits for St. Thomas. Coate and Wooster each had a double, while Crowley and Cam Patten had a base hit apiece.

STA plays its fourth game in five days when it hosts Oyster River Friday. Kennett is 2-9.

BASEBALL

Richmond 6, Traip 4

KITTERY, Maine — Traip surrendered five unearned runs in the top of the seventh to fall to Class D Richmond on Thursday.

The Rangers (5-2) made five errors, including four in the fateful seventh to squander a 4-1 lead. Richmond is 7-1.

Hunter Sawtelle pitched 5.2 innings for the Rangers. He allowed one earned run on two hits and whiffed five.

Trevor Salema singled and doubled, scoring a run and driving in another. Sawtelle doubled and drove in a run.

Traip hosts Sacopee Valley Friday.

Berwick 1, Bancroft 0

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Zach Boston pitched five scoreless innings and Berwick scored the game's only run int he first inning to improve to 5-3 (4-2 EIL).

Boston struck out 10 and walked one, while giving up two hits. Ryan Sullivan earned the save, working the final two frames. He notched four whiffs.

Spencer Hedges had two hits, while Kosta Mocklis contributed a double.

Exeter won at Nos. 5 and 6 singles with Zach Butenas, 8-3, and Brett Chapdelaine, 8-6.

At No. 1 doubles, Cam Maher and Tucker Guen won, 8-6.

Exeter is at Concord Friday.

SOFTBALL

Hopkinton 3, Portsmouth Christian 2

CONTOOCOOK — Trailing 3-0 in D-IV action Thursday, PCA scored two in the sixth on a two-out, two RBI base hit by Bryn Lauer scoring Maddy Thyng and Cy Karnes (single). Then in the 7th, PCA loaded the bases with one out on a walk to Caroline Brown, base hit by Courtney Tuten and Lily Kohl reached on an error. Hopkinton made two nice defensive plays on Thyng and Ashley Vining to end the game.

Cy Karnes took the loss giving up three runs in four plus innings, Vining pitched the final two innings.

PCA (7-3) plays Farmington at home Monday. Hopkinton is 9-2.

PCA made eight errors that lead to five unearned runs in a 7-2 loss to Wilton-Lyndeborough Wednesday. Vining took the loss giving up four runs (two earned) in three innings and Karnes pitched the last four inning giving up three runs (one earned). Karnes and Thyng had two hits while Vining had a base hit.

BOYS LACROSSE

Dover 18, Timberlane 2

DOVER — The Green Wave made it 10 up and 10 down with Thursday's Division II win over the Owls.

Dover (10-0) was led by Dominic Silverio with seven goals, while Justin Colizzi added five goals and an assist. Dylan Russell had a goal and three assists, and Phil Matejik chipped in with two goals and an assist. Andrew Housley (assist), Cam Lent and Gus Eisenmann also scored. Ian Krause had two assists, while Jameson Goodridge added one. Noah Schwartz and Griffin Hanson combined in goal for 11 saves.

Jeremy Lang scored both goals for the Red Raiders (3-5), recording the 100th point of his career.

Portsmouth hosts Dover (10-0) Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Bishop Guertin 16, Exeter 8

EXETER — The Blue Hawks slipped to 6-4 in Division I.

Mike Penna had four goals and an assist, while David Fitzgerald added two goals. Wyatt Carr and Haeden Finerty also scored. Henry Vogt had 13 saves.

Exeter trailed 9-3 at the half. BG is 10-1

GIRLS LACROSSE

Marshwood 17, Noble 1

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Hawks moved to 4-2 in Class A South, while Noble dropped to 2-4.

Hannah Costin led Marshwood with six goals. Reagan Nichols added four goals and three assists, while Luci Albers had two goals and three assists. Marin Smith had two goals. Also scoring were Paige Singer, Abby Rowe and Ruby Albers. Hannah Maldonis had four saves in goal.

The ​8​-mile race course ​started at the Franconia Airfield and ran out through rolling terrain for four miles before turning around and coming back the same route.​

In Boys A, Portsmouth Sebastian Logue (junior) came in ​second​ - ​14 ​seconds out of first in a field of 20.​

In Boys B, ​Luca Haines (​freshman​ and guest Portsmouth teammate from ​Oyster River ​High School) came in 1​2​th​ out of 25​.

In Boys C, Ned Kayarian (sophomore) came in ​fif​th​ out of 27​; Alejandro Rueda (junior) came in ​seven​th, and Cian Philbrick (​sophomore) was ​eigh​th.​ Lance Cote (​a​n eighth-grader​ from Newmarket and ​guest Portsmouth ​teammate​) came in 21st​.​

MIDDLE SCHOOL LACROSSE

Portsmouth 13, Barrington 5

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Middle School girls lacrosse team improved its mark to 5-2.

Maggie McDonald led the way with four goals and an assist, while Brynn Dooley had three goals and two assists, and Bella Lozan had two goals and two assists. Shea Sullivan scored twice. Alys Barton chipped in with a goal and an assist, and Sinead Doland also scored. Samara Buck made four saves in goal.

Portsmouth visits Dover Tuesday.

JUNIOR VARSITY LACROSSE

Portsmouth 23, Alvirne 1

HUDSON — The Portsmouth girls JV team improved to 10-2, led by Michaela MacLeod with five goals.